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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Baggy Shanker

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 8 different votes 325 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

55.3%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
84.3%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
1,340
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
636 eligible divisions
760
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
284
53.0% of votes cast
580
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
252
47.0% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
52
-115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
111
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
66 of 98 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API